Rushes to the end after episode 38 (I believe), could have been better if it could have continued to follow the manga, but it's still very good. Just doesn't have Maka, Soul, Kid, Ox, Spear guy (forgot his name), Kilik, and the pots all hugging Medusa... (I just randomly felt like talking about the Soul Eater anime and will stick around for a bit)

Like I said, before episode 38 they are (surprisingly) identical (minus the whole format thing), after that, the manga is better in my opinion due to it taking its time and including two things that were foreshadowed earlier.

I honestly just think that they got less airtime than desired and started cutting corners, because my roommate says the latter half leaves something to be desired. I can say myself that it seems to wrap up pretty quickly at the end.